Meta has announced new parental supervision tools on Messenger and Instagram and trying new messaging privacy features on the latter. Some of these will be introduced initially in the US, the UK, and Canada but will be expanded to even more countries.
Among these features include Take a Break on Facebook. The ...
Meta has announced Meta Quest+, a VR subscription service for the Quest 2, Quest Pro, and Quest 3 headsets.
Meta Quest+ Service
The service is priced at USD 7.99 (around PHP 440) or USD 59.99 (around PHP 3,300) annually and the benefit of which will give you two VR titles on the first day of every month.
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Meta has just introduced MusicGen, the company's generative open-sourced AI that can make music based on your prompts. It does so through iterative training and fine-tuning done by the company.
Meta – MusicGen
The new generative AI will let you enter a brief description of what kind of track you want and the AI ...
Meta has been planning on launching a Twitter competitor app soon. The social media company held a company preview of the upcoming app which is internally known as “Project92”.
Meta’s Twitter Competitor App
According to some rumors, the app may be named “Threads” and a screenshot of the said app has just leaked ...
Meta, according to a report by Lia Heberman from The Verge, is developing a platform under the Instagram brand that may compete with Twitter.
Meta’s Twitter Competitor?
This new platform does not have an official name yet but is known within the company as ”P92” aka “Barcelona”.
The app's user interface ...
According to some Apple Watch users, a notification was recently sent informing them that Facebook's Messenger app on the Apple Watch won't be available after May 31, 2023.
https://twitter.com/M_anda_M/status/1656017246286749697
It was clarified in the notification though that the Watch users can still ...
It looks like Meta isn't done with its layoffs as reports have surfaced that the company has started cutting off around 4,000 employees after it cut around 11,000 workers last year.
Meta April Layoffs
This time around, employees with technical experience such as software engineering, graphics programming, and ...
Facebook Gaming has recently announced that it has introduced games for video calls on Messenger on iOS, Android, and web.
At launch, you can play 14 games for free including Card Wars, Exploding Kittens, Mini Golf FRVR, and Words With Friends.
Gaming with Friends on Messenger
If you want to play with ...
The US Facebook and Instagram users may now access Meta's paid verification service, which was first made accessible in Australia and New Zealand.
Meta’s Verification Service
If you join up online, the service will cost you USD 11.99/ month (around PHP 656/month), or USD 14.99 (around PHP 820) if you do so ...
Meta, together with the National Privacy Commission (NPC), Child Rights Network (CRN), and youth advocates Janina Vela and Hannah Pangilinan, has launched a series of informative webtoons to educate Filipino teens on how to protect their data and safeguard their privacy online. The Kabataang Digital ...
Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg has just announced that the company will begin rolling out a new product – the Meta Verified subscription service. While this may sound like the company's response to the Twitter Blue verification check service, Meta's version actually has more benefits.
Meta Verified Subscription Service ...
As part of Meta’s continued work to keep their apps age-appropriate for teens, they’re making further changes to their ad experiences.
The company recognizes that teens aren’t as equipped as adults to make decisions about how their online data is used for advertising, particularly when it comes to showing ...
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg released a statement saying that Meta will lay off around 11,000 employees which is equal to 13% of the gross workforce.
Meta revenue and economic struggle
The founder also said that he takes accountability, and is sorry to all who are affected. He also said that other causes ...
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the Quest Pro VR Headset with Mixed Reality features during the Meta Connect event aimed at VR and AR developers.
Meta Quest Pro features
The Quest Pro is powered by an advanced mobile Snapdragon chip that is said to offer better production of more advanced graphics.
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Meta was just fined EUR 405 million by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for letting teenagers set up accounts that publicly displayed their phone numbers and email address.
The investigation took place over two years into potential breaches of the European Union's general data protection regulation ...
Meta has just announced that starting October 1, 2022, Facebook Live Shopping and its features will be discontinued.
The company clarified that you will still be able to use Facebook Live to broadcast live events, but the ability to create product playlists or tag products on the Live videos will no longer be ...
Meta has announced that the Meta Quest 2 VR headset will be USD 100 more expensive starting August 1. This means the 128GB model will be priced at USD 400 and the 256GB option will be available for USD 500.
In its announcement, the company explains the price hike, “At the same time, the costs to make and ship our ...
Meta launched updated 3D Avatars to Facebook, Messenger, and for the first time Instagram Stories and DMs in the Philippines.
The updated Avatars are more expressive, more customizable, and more diverse. Additionally, the company is adding new face shapes and assistive devices for people with disabilities.
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